Sustainable Concrete Structures a Win-Win Situation for Industry and Society

Glavind, Mette; Mathiesen, D; Nielsen, C. V.

doi:10.1680/asic.34044.0001

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“…It is possible to reduce the environmental impact of buildings by optimising the construction (Glavind et al, 2005). A significant reduction of CO 2 emissions can be achieved by substituting traditional steel reinforcement with stainless steel reinforcement, which reduces maintenance activities.…”

Section: Civil Structuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainability of cement, concrete and cement replacement materials in construction

Glavind

2009

Sustainability of Construction Materials

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Section: Civil Structuresmentioning

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Sustainability of cement, concrete and cement replacement materials in construction

Glavind

2009

Sustainability of Construction Materials

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“…Furthermore, a certain consensus was reached across Europe on how to define green concrete (Glavind et al 2005).…”

Section: Green Concrete Randd Projectsmentioning

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Danish Experiences with a Decade of Green Concrete

Nielsen

Glavind

2007

ACT

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The article presents an overview of the environmental actions of the Danish cement and concrete industry over the last ten years. The areas include reduced Portland clinker content which means improved CO 2 footprint of the concrete. It is described how carbonation of concrete after demolition and crushing may improve the CO 2 footprint even further by taking into account the absorption of CO 2 from the atmosphere. Recently there has been a 3-year project initiated by the Danish cement and concrete industry. This project has succeeded in promoting the image of concrete as a sustainable building material in the Danish public. It is the result of several scientific investigations for instance determining the effect of concrete emissions on the indoor air quality and the solution to hydrocarbon pollution in concrete slurry at the concrete plant. Finally the article contains examples of how to improve the sustainability of concrete production and how to produce green concrete. Green concrete is the term used in Denmark for environmentally friendly concrete production and structures.

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“…Up till now there are a lot of studies on how to assess concrete or concrete structure's EB [5,6], but environment-conscious mix design method based on the assessing results has not yet been established. In this study, after the assessing method of environmental performance indicator of concrete is investigated, a mix design method, which takes the environmental performance into consideration, is proposed for concrete.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Concrete Mix Design Incorporating Additional Consideration of Environmental Performance

Ohkubo

2011

AMR

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In this paper, we gave a clear concept of environmental performance (EP), and proposed an estimating method of environmental performance indicator (EPI) for concrete, based on an integrated life cycle impact assessment. The environmental burden (EB) factors of concrete were also discussed. In order to well evaluate the environmental benefits of waste utilization, land use change and nature environmental resource loss caused in the production stage of concrete were also taken as the EB factors and their estimating methods were given, besides air emissions, waterborne releases, and exhaustible resource consumption. Furthermore, An EB intensity database was constructed for concrete’s raw materials and processes such as transportation. An environment-conscious mix design method was suggested for maximizing EP of concrete, while still meeting the usual property requirements such as consistency, strength and durability. Finally, as an application example, mix proportions of a retaining wall concrete were designed.

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Sustainable Concrete Structures a Win-Win Situation for Industry and Society

Cited by 3 publications

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Sustainability of cement, concrete and cement replacement materials in construction

Sustainability of cement, concrete and cement replacement materials in construction

Danish Experiences with a Decade of Green Concrete

Concrete Mix Design Incorporating Additional Consideration of Environmental Performance

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